Rebutting "surveillance is nothing new": AI dragnet ≠ old CCTV
AIandDesign · x · 2026-08-24
The author quote-tweets a claim that CCTV since the '70s, plate readers since '76 and red-light cameras mean we've long lived in a surveillance state (naming Flock). He pushes back point by point: security CCTV, per-user cellphone logs, and one-shot red-light cameras are fundamentally different from an AI-powered dragnet tracking everyone's every move — calling the original post "super dishonest, and they know it."
More from Safety
- Sanders claims 75% of Americans support moratorium on new AI data centers — SumitGup · 2026-08-25
- How AI safety grantmaking should work: a debate over vouching — NathanpmYoung · 2026-08-25
- Call for Public Release of HF Incident Report; Major Model Releases Expected This Week — sjgadler · 2026-08-25
- David Sacks Predicts Regulatory Capture Playbook to Ban Open Source AI — markjeffrey · 2026-08-25
- Experts call for public evidence on AI misalignment, urging industry safety actions — dhadfieldmenell · 2026-08-25
- The 'Stone Age' of AI guardrails: lawsuits make vendors unwilling to loosen limits — ElAlphard · 2026-08-25